Background
SHAFIQ, Mohammad was born in 1924 in Kabul.
SHAFIQ, Mohammad was born in 1924 in Kabul.
Ghazi High School, First Rate (at Lloyd's) Azhar University, Cairo and Columbia University, United States of America.
Joined Ministry of Justice 1957, later became Director Legislative. Department; also taught at Faculty of Law and Political Science, Kabul University. Partner, private law firm, Kabul 1961.
Deputy Minister of Justice 1963-1966.
Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1966-1968. Ambassador to Egypt, also accredited to Lebanon, Sudan and Ghana 1968-1971.
Minister of Foreign Affairs 1971-1973. Prime Minister 73 (deposed by military coup).
In detention 1973-1975.
Arrested April 1978.